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Show Low is a big small town of 12,102 people in Navajo County, Arizona. It's about 110 miles from Flagstaff, AZ and 127 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,102people
$300kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
21"Snow
314Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,102
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 185 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 110 mi to Flagstaff, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,889/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 314 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 51 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (442 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SOW airport
- 127 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,352 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Arizona districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 97 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Navajo County: R+17 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk